The relationship between physical frailty and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of elderly
Relación entre la fragilidad física y las características sociodemográficas y clínicas de adultos mayores
Relação entre fragilidade física e características sociodemográficas e clínicas de idosos
Maria Helena Lenardt; Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb Carneiro; Maria Angélica Binotto; Larissa Sayuri Setoguchi; Clovis Cechinel
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Objective: To investigate the association between the syndrome of physical frailty and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of elderly users of the basic health care.
Methods: Cross-sectional quantitative study. The sample was calculated based on the estimated population proportion and consisted of 203 elderly users of the Basic Health Unit. Tests were applied for screening of cognitive impairment, assessment of physical frailty and sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire.
Results: The age and education variables appeared as significant for the group of frail elderlies. The gender, health problems, loneliness, falls and urinary incontinence variables were statistically significant for the non-frail ones.
Conclusion: Frailty was related to the sociodemographic variables age and education and non-frailty was related to gender and clinical variables, such as health problems, loneliness, falls and urine incontinence. The identification of the variables associated with frailty allows the development of interventions and specific care for the management of frailty.
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Objetivo: Investigar a associação entre a síndrome da fragilidade física e características sociodemográficas e clínicas de idosos usuários da atenção básica de saúde.
Métodos: Estudo quantitativo transversal. A amostra foi calculada com base na estimativa da proporção populacional e constituída por 203 idosos usuários de Unidade Básica de Saúde. Foram aplicados testes para rastreio da alteração cognitiva, avaliação da fragilidade física e questionário sociodemográfico e clínico.
Resultados: As variáveis idade e escolaridade se apresentaram significativas para o grupo de idosos frágeis. As variáveis sexo, problemas de saúde, solidão, quedas e incontinência urinária se mostraram significativas para os não-frágeis.
Conclusão: A fragilidade relacionou-se às variáveis sociodemográficas idade e escolaridade e a não fragilidade relacionou-se à variável sexo e às variáveis clínicas problemas de saúde, solidão, quedas e incontinência urinária. A identificação das variáveis associadas à fragilidade permite o desenvolvimento de intervenções e cuidados específicos para a gestão da fragilidade.
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21/10/2015
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